English Explanatory Dictionary

man'yōgana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The early Japanese syllabary using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds: the predecessor of hiragana and katakana.
noun
  1. A man'yōgana character.

Pronunciation

măn'yōgăʹnă

Word forms

man'yōgana manyogana

Etymology

From Japanese 万(まん)葉(よう)仮(が)名(な) (man'yōgana).

Related words

hentaigana hiragana katakana
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